Farakh Ajaib
| Born | 3 February 1991 Blackburn, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England (until 2021) Pakistan (since 2021)[1] |
| Professional | 2020–2022 |
| Highest ranking | 90 (August 2021) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)) |
Farakh Ajaib (born 3 February 1991) is a British Pakistani professional snooker player from Lancashire.
Career[edit]
In 2018, Ajaib was crowned the inaugural East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner.[2] He was a ‘top-up’ player for several main tour events in 2018/19 – reward for a solid 2018 Q School campaign.[3] At the third event of the 2020 Q School at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Ajaib clinched a two-year Tour Card on to the 2020–21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[4]
At the 2020 English Open, Ajaib defeated Rod Lawler 4–0 before losing 4–3 to Zhou Yuelong in a close match described as a “marathon”.[5]
Competing at the 2022 European Masters in August, 2022 Ajaib lost to Judd Trump in a deciding frame in a last 16 match in which Ajaib had trailed 4-2 but had left Trump needing three snookers at 4-4.[6]
Performance and rankings timeline[edit]
| Tournament | 2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2016/ 17 |
2018/ 19 |
2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[7][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 89 | [nb 2] | ||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR | |||||
| European Masters | Not Held | A | A | 1R | LQ | 3R | |||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | ||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | WD | |||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | ||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | |||
| English Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | A | |||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | |||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | ||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | |||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| Riga Masters | Not Held | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| Indian Open | Not Held | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Not Held | ||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | NH | ||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | |||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 2009 | PIOS – Event 5 |  Anthony McGill
|
0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | Q Tour – Event 3 | Harvey Chandler
|
5–3 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Farakh Flies Flag For Pakistan". wst.tv. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Farakh Ajaib crowned East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner". Lancashire Telegraph.
- ^ "Q School 2020: Event Three Qualifiers". 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Q School 3 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
- ^ "Accrington snooker player enjoying life on tour after English Open exit". Lancashire Telegraph.
- ^ "JUDD TRUMP FENDS OFF DRAMATIC FARAKH AJAIB COMEBACK IN INCREDIBLE MATCH TO BOOK PLACE IN EUROPEAN MASTERS QUARTER-FINAL". Eurosport.com.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
External links[edit]
- Farakh Ajaib at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
- Farakh Ajaib at snooker.org
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